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"Men in Blazers,"
featuring popular soccer personalities Michael Davies and Roger Bennett, are
joining NBC Sports Group across television and digital platforms, it was
announced today.

"Men in Blazers" is a
live and on-demand multi-platform soccer program that will air on NBCSN and
will stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports Live Extra app weekly on
Mondays beginning in the first month of the Premier League season. The show
will follow NBC Sports Group's weekend Premier League coverage, allowing Davies
and Bennett to break down all of the action for American soccer fans. In
addition, Bennett will serve as a special contributor on television, providing
on-site features from the U.K. and making monthly studio appearances alongside
Premier League Live host Rebecca Lowe. He will also contribute long-form
features to NBCSports.com.

A special,
digital-only version of "Men in Blazers" will be available on Friday of
every Premier League match week. The videos, along with their weekly podcast,
will be housed in a "Men in Blazers" section on NBCSports.com. The videos will
be distributed on the Web and via mobile devices through ProSoccerTalk, and
various content alliance partners, including Yahoo! Sports and Soccerly. All
weekly video previews will be accompanied by short-form written content from
Bennett, who will also provide long-form pieces to NBCSports.com.

"We could not be more
thrilled to be joining NBC Sports. Their team has set the gold standard for
coverage of the Premier League and, frankly, we have no idea why they would
want to sully that with our suboptimal content offerings," Davies said.

"NBC Sports has
crafted a remarkably talented team whom we admire - from Rebecca Lowe, Arlo
White and Kyle Martino, to Tim Howard and the two Robbies, Earle and Mustoe. Every
team has a weak point, and we are honored to have the chance to be that weak
point," Bennett, added.

Most recently, "Men in
Blazers" was featured on ESPN's coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where
Davies and Bennett received critical acclaim for their wit and rapport
discussing international soccer for an American audience. Over the past three
years, Davies and Bennett have reached cult status with their weekly podcast on
Grantland.com. Their show, which has hosted guests including Drake, Billy Beane,
and Dirk Nowitzki, is a passionate, wide-ranging conversation about football
and life, with a particular focus on the Premier League and the U.S. Men's
National Team.